[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1834-E1835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR TERESA V. KING UPON HER RETIREMENT 
                      FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Command Sergeant Major Teresa V. King on her retirement from the U.S. 
Army after a distinguished record of military service that spanned over 
32 years. I know that I speak for all of my colleagues in thanking her 
for her service.
  Command Sergeant Major Teresa V. King is a native of my home state, 
Florida. She entered the Army in August 1974 as a clerk typist and 
completed 3 years of active duty before leaving the Army in 1977. After 
a brief departure, she returned to active duty as a Motor Transport 
Operator in 1978. She has been assigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia; Fort 
Riley, Kansas; Fort Dix, New Jersey as a Drill Sergeant in Charlie, 
Delta and Alpha Companies, 2nd Battalion, 5th Training Brigade; 
Wiesbaden, Germany; and Baumholder, Germany as a PLDC Instructor.
  After her tour in the Federal Republic of Germany, she was assigned 
to Fort Hood, Texas, with the 15th Supply and Transport Battalion, now 
the 27th Main Support Battalion, as a squad leader. In 1986 she 
volunteered for Drill Sergeant duty at the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant 
School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as a Drill Sergeant Leader. In 1991, she 
was reassigned to the Republic of Korea as a Transportation Coordinator 
with the 227th Maintenance Battalion, Yongson, Korea. Upon

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completion of her tour, CSM King was reassigned to Fort Stewart, 
Georgia, as a Platoon Sergeant in Bravo Company, 724th Main Support 
Battalion; given the opportunity to serve as a First Sergeant, she was 
reassigned to 24th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia. 
After completion of First Sergeant duties, she attended the First 
Sergeant Course and was selected to work as a active duty advisor to 
the National Guard, 1454th Transportation Battalion, Concord, North 
Carolina; assigned to Readiness Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, from 
1993-1995.
  Her next assignment was with the 2nd Infantry Division; Camp Red 
Cloud, Korea, as the NCOIC of the Division Transportation Office. She 
was reassigned to Fort Story, Virginia, serving as both First Sergeant 
and Battalion Command Sergeant Major. In 1998 she attended the United 
States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 49 with a subsequent 
assignment in 1999 to Advanced Individual Training Battalion, 58th 
Transportation Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. CSM King served 
as the Brigade Command Sergeant Major in Kaiserslautern, Germany, with 
the 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency from May 18, 2001 to 
June 20, 2003. She currently serves as the Command Sergeant Major for 
Installation Management Agency-Europe, Heidelberg, Germany.
  Her awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, 4th OLC, Army 
Commendation Medal, 3rd OLC, Army Achievement Medal, 3rd OLC, Good 
Conduct Ribbon, 10th Award, National Defense Ribbon, Humanitarian 
Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, 3, and the NCOES Ribbon.
  CSM King is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnie King of Fernandina 
Beach, Florida. She has two children, Tiffany, a graduate of Georgia 
Southern University and Nathan, a member of the Florida National Guard 
and a junior at Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida.
  Mr. Speaker, CSM King has set a high standard of service, and her 
career embodies the commitment to honor, duty and service to country. I 
wish her well on her retirement and every happiness and success in her 
future endeavors.

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